Elderly aren't charity cases

Opinion: Elderly aren't charity cases

When my mother required Cedarbrook nursing home care, a financial statement of her investments had to be presented. All of her holdings in investments were redeemed for cash and checks were written each month to the nursing home until the funds were depleted. I gladly wrote the checks. It was unthinkable to hide her assets in another family name as some people do ("Safety net needed").

She and many like her were not and are not charity cases. Cedarbrook was a wonderful home for my mother for almost six years. She simply outlived all of her money paid to the home for her care.